a few observations from posts made by others………..
A frum landlord.
The landlord may be frum, but the Real Estate agent/apartment manager/super may not be. Often the landlord does not show the apartment, these surrogates/agents do.
Standard lease…
The days of walking into the stationery store and purchasing a ‘standard’ residential lease for 50 cents are long gone. There are many ‘standard’ leases on the internet as well as some used by local Boards of Realtors, but there is really no such thing as a standard lease. Most leases are custom, or edited versions of leases obtained elsewhere over time.
Real Estate and tenant law varies by jurisdiction. Especially as pertains to small buildings 2-3 family homes or less than 6 unit buildings, and if the owner lives in the building.
Be proactive, if you know you are not planning to renew your lease, a reason that your apartment will be shown, send your landlord a certified letter by the required notice date in your lease and offer a general set of times when showing are most convenient for you. It makes it easier for the landlord to know that Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7-8 PM and Sundays from 1-3 PM are convenient for you so he can offer that to the prospective tenant, rather than have to go back and forth between multiple parties to arrange showings.